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RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - CX06 EBK - 01/02/2026 02:08
Gillmoss are getting both types, Go-Ahead don't even have a 5 digit numbering scheme anyway? Also, given how long its taking to get Gillmoss up to EV standard they're leaving it very late if these are for LS.
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - KX03 KYY - 01/02/2026 02:41
(01/02/2026 02:08)CX06 EBK Wrote: Gillmoss are getting both types, Go-Ahead don't even have a 5 digit numbering scheme anyway? Also, given how long its taking to get Gillmoss up to EV standard they're leaving it very late if these are for LS.
Go ahead have actually started a 5 number system
20*** for example are East Yorkshire (however I believe only repainted and new buses are currently gaining there new fleet numbers so for example 825 is now 20825)
Believe South Coast is 6**** series
Believe South West is 7**** series
Believe Oxford and Carosel is in the 8**** series
So Merseyside may be 5**** series at a guess
However most only do it on paper currently so Go North West could be 5**** series on paper
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - gka472l - 01/02/2026 09:59
(01/02/2026 02:08)CX06 EBK Wrote: Gillmoss are getting both types, Go-Ahead don't even have a 5 digit numbering scheme anyway? Also, given how long its taking to get Gillmoss up to EV standard they're leaving it very late if these are for LS.
Go Ahead do have a 5 digit numbering system, but on paper only for the majority of fleets...only East Yorkshire, Oxford, and part of South West carry the full numbers.....and it's not quite a national system in the style of Stagecoach of First, as the number would be changed if a vehicle transferred to another area....
HTH
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - gka472l - 01/02/2026 10:12
On the post with the pic of 52427, there's a rear shot of another carrying 52436.......presume the batch will be 52401-52450 given that there are supposed to be 50 on order (which, if as is likely these are for Laird Street, would be just over a 1 for 1 replacement of the 45 hybrid deckers currently in use - 4496-4535, 4851-4854, 4862.
HTH
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - MTL0201 - 01/02/2026 11:56
Another thing, Moreton to West Kirby currently has 5 buses an hour, although it's haphazard with 38 every 30 minutes & 407 every 20 minutes, that you get a 38 & 407 following each other, the proposals are going back to 2 buses an hour [438] which again is inadequate, i'd like to see this become every 20 minutes.
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - lcm453 - 01/02/2026 12:04
I'm sure I remember seeing a list of registration numbers for new buses but, unfortunately I can't remember where. they were listed as 75 plates but 26 plates come into effect 4 weeks today.Knowing that bus companies have reregistered buses when plates change I wonder if this batch will get re registered also.
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - Raawwwrrr! - 01/02/2026 12:17
(01/02/2026 10:12)gka472l Wrote: On the post with the pic of 52427, there's a rear shot of another carrying 52436.......presume the batch will be 52401-52450 given that there are supposed to be 50 on order (which, if as is likely these are for Laird Street, would be just over a 1 for 1 replacement of the 45 hybrid deckers currently in use - 4496-4535, 4851-4854, 4862.
HTH
Don’t forget that they’ll also be operating the former Rock Ferry routes also! If anything that’s actually less double deckers than current operations.
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - gka472l - 01/02/2026 12:19
(01/02/2026 12:04)lcm453 Wrote: I'm sure I remember seeing a list of registration numbers for new buses but, unfortunately I can't remember where. they were listed as 75 plates but 26 plates come into effect 4 weeks today.Knowing that bus companies have reregistered buses when plates change I wonder if this batch will get re registered also.
The ones you've seen will be the Gillmoss bound E400EV's, which did all have SK25A** reg's, however all seem to have SK75*** now, although they may now even get 26 plates. Not aware that any of these Electroliners have been registered yet, however from a comment on the thread on FB with the pic of 52427....seems delivery will start either later this month or early March, and I would assume to go into storage, as did a lot of Bee Network buses before they entered service.....
HTH
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - Raawwwrrr! - 01/02/2026 12:19
(01/02/2026 11:56)MTL0201 Wrote: Another thing, Moreton to West Kirby currently has 5 buses an hour, although it's haphazard with 38 every 30 minutes & 407 every 20 minutes, that you get a 38 & 407 following each other, the proposals are going back to 2 buses an hour [438] which again is inadequate, i'd like to see this become every 20 minutes.
In addition there is also the 483/484 which will cover this section
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - gka472l - 01/02/2026 12:20
(01/02/2026 12:17)Raawwwrrr! Wrote: Don’t forget that they’ll also be operating the former Rock Ferry routes also! If anything that’s actually less double deckers than current operations.
Yes, forgot about that......maybe there's more than 50 due then???